Upgrading to iOS 9

- In this movie I'm going to show how to upgradefrom iOS 8 to iOS 9.On one hand this will help you see the upgrade process,but I also want to talk about how this processis going to change for future updates.If you've had troubles installing updates in the pastbecause your device's storage was fullthere's something here that you'll probably really like.So I'm going to go into Settings,into the General category, then to Software Update.It takes a moment to check,and now I can see that the iOS 9 update is available.

This iPhone is running iOS 8,so I have the update option available hereto update to iOS 9.And we also see something very valuable here.It tells me that this update requiresabout 1 GB of storage to download and install.Previous iOS installations required more free space.Sometimes as much as four GB.So moving into the future you won't need quite as muchfree space available on your device to run an upgrade.And that's going to make a big differencefor a lot of people who tend to usealmost all of their storage space.

Now before I do the update I want to look at something.I'm going to take a step back in Settings,and then I'll go to Usage.So I can see something very important here.I have 2 GB of Available Storage space on my device.So if the upgrade requires one GB of storageand I have 2 GB Available I'm in good shape.If you do not have enough free storage spaceon your device one option might be to connect your deviceto your computer, if you sync media from your computer,then you can change what you sync to free up some space.

Or directly on your iOS deviceyou could come here to this Usage screen,tap on Manage Storage,and here you can see what's taking up the most space.So I can see that Music and Videos are taking upa lot of space on this device.So I could tap on one of these categoriesand I can even manually delete data right here.So let's say I can remove all of my Aerosmith musicfrom my device to free up space.I can just swipe from the right to left across Aerosmith,hit Delete, and it frees up a little bit more space.

So you can go through here to these different sectionsand delete what you need to to make enough spaceto install the update.Now this leads us to another featurethat won't help you upgrade from iOS 8 to iOS 9,but it may help you with future updates in iOS 9.Let's say I was running an update,but I didn't have enough free space to downloadand install the update.Here in iOS 8 you can do what I just didto delete some apps or music to make space,but in a case like that in iOS 9the device will offer to delete some of your appsand reinstall them after the update.

This is all handled automatically,so you don't have to worry about the individual steps.The device will delete the apps it needs to deleteto make more space, then it'll run the update,and then it will automatically downloadand reinstall those apps from the App Store.Of course, this only works if you have apps on your devicethat it can delete to free up enough space.If not, you may still have to manually delete musicor pictures before you can install the update.But what this means is that most usersdon't need to think about free storage spacewhen running updates in the future in iOS 9.

Okay, so I've seen the important stuff about storage space,so I'll go ahead and start the upgrade process.Depending on your internet connection speedand some other factors it can take some timeto download and install the upgrade.From here just follow the promptsand go through the process.Now I'm going to skip ahead in timeto show you a few things that you should be aware ofafter the upgrade is finished.So now we can take a quick lookat a few of the small changes.If you take a look at the text on the screen hereyou may notice that it looks a little bit different.

iOS 9 uses a different system font,it's called San Francisco.So the lettering will be thinnerwith a different spacing from iOS 8.San Francisco is a font that's designedto be easily readable on very small screens.You also may notice that some of your apps have changed.For example, I see a News app here.I also see an app called Wallet,but that's exactly the same as Passbook,they've just changed the name.The same with the Apple Watch app.If I take a look at that, the name of that apphas changed to simply Watch.

Now we're going to talk about someof these apps specifically later in the course.You may also notice that some of the menusinside of Settings have changed.For example, if you remember before we didthe upgrade in iOS 8 to take a lookat how much of my storage space I've usedI went into Settings, into General,and then there was an option labeled Usage.I don't see that option,but I do see an option labeled Storage & iCloud Usage.If you're hunting for a specific option in Settingsjust be aware that some of the options have changed,but the same settings should still be thereeven if they're under a different name.

But if you're having a hard time finding something specificthere's also a new search tool right inside of Settings.All you need to do is go to the main Settings screen,which is where I am now,and then scroll all the way up to the topand it will reveal a search field.So you can tap on that and search for something specific.So maybe I'm having a hard time findingthe settings for location services.I could go here, and then I could type in the word Location,and it gives me some options.And so if I think I've found the option that I'm looking forI can just tap on itand it takes me to that section inside of Settings.

So those are just a few of the small thingsyou should be aware of as soon as you upgrade to iOS 9.So now I'm upgraded and I'm readyto dive into the rest of this course.

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Author

Updated

9/28/2015

Released

9/16/2015

Learn about all the cool new features of iOS 9, the latest iPhone and iPad operating system. Nick Brazzi covers multitasking, Siri and Proactive assistance, the News app, keyboard improvements, and more.

Topics include:

Migrating from Android

Working in Low Power mode

Using new Siri commands

Using the new and improved apps, including News and Wallet

Slide Over and Split View multitasking

Using the new keyboard tools and text selection features

Skill Level Beginner

2h 30m

Duration

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Q: This course was updated on 09/28/2015. What changed?

A: We added four new movies covering features in the iPhone 6S, including 3D Touch and live photos.